Adjustable luggage-carrier



J; R. GREEN.

ADJUSTABLE LUGGAGE CARRIER.

APPLICATION Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

A ffORNEY IIIIIIIQ lED NOV. 5.1917.

UNITED STATES JOHN B. GREEN, or GIRARD, TEXAS.

ADJUSTABLE LUGGAGE-CARRIER. I

Application filed November 5, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Joan E. GREEN a citizen of the United States,residing at irard, in the county of Kent and Stateof Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in AdjustableLuggage-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to luggage carriers for vehicles and in suchconnection it relates more particularly to an adjustable carrier to beused on the running board of an automobile to carry parcels, smallpackages or bulky merchandise.

Heretofore articles carried on the running board of automobiles havebeen strapped, wired or tied with strings and this necessitated tying,untying, etc., and consumed time and trouble in securely fastening sucharticles' to the running board, not to mention the probability of theirbeing lost en route.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a luggage carrierwhich is adjustable, of cheap manufacture, durable, and one which willbe out of the way of the passengers.

In the carrying out of my invention I provide a frame of strong metal oriron of a size to fit the width and approximate length of the runningboard when the carrier is extended its full length and width. Inside ofthis frame is placed a small wire basket of small mesh, to carry smallarticles, this basket being in two sections, so that when the frame isextended it can be taken out if desired, and when the frame is reducedto its smallest compass the two sections of the basket fit togethermaking a receptacle for a number of small articles or packages.

The nature and scope of my invention will be more fully understood fromthe following description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevationalview of my improved luggage carrier.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the carrier.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the wire basket.

Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view showing the means for locking thesliding bars, and

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on i Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Serial 'No. 200,270.

the line 7-7 of Fig. 3 and illustrating the mode of clamping the frameto the running board of an automobile.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l and 2 represent the sidebars of the frame of my adjustable luggage carrier, the edges of bar 1being turned or curved in wardly to form a groove in which bar 2 slides.These bars, 1 and 2, are riveted to corner posts 3 and 4t and are thenbent around these posts to form end bars 4 and 5 of the frame, and thesame processthat of bending or curving the edges of one of the barsinwardly to form a groove in which the other bar slidesis repeated atthe end construction of the frame. The carrier can then be eitherlengthened or widened and when the proper size is obtained the frame islocked in place by a series of flat springs 6 placed on both groovedbars at the ends of the frame as shown in Fig. 3, a detailed view ofwhich is shown in Fig. 6. On the under surface of these springs is a pin6 which, when inserted through one of the holes 7 in the other end bar,securely holds the frame in its adjusted position.

The two front corner posts 3 of the frame extend down to the runningboard 7, while the rear posts 4; next the body of the automobile extendonly half way down, being held together there by the middle bars of theframe. This leaves a space between the two front posts and the side ofthe body of the automobile in which material like bedding, etc, may beplaced and which would be held in place by the front posts of the frame.

The frame of the luggage carrier is held in place on the running boardby angle irons 8, one at each end of the frame, the angle iron beingcurved or bent over the edge of the bottom bar at the ends of the frame,as shown in Figs. 1 and 7. A butterfly screw 9 one on each angle ironholds the iron in place on the running board and securely holds theframe thereon. I

The wire basket or cage shown in Fig. 5 is made of small mesh wire andis constructed in two halves or sections as illustrated at 10 and 11,Fig. 5, the object being to provide a receptacle for small articles whenthe frame is reduced to its smallest compass, the two inner ends of thehalves or sections abutting one another. Y

Having thus described the nature and obthe upright members next theautomobile being shorter than those 111 front, all said horizontalmembers shdably arranged one on the other and adapted to increase ordecrease the width and length of said carrier, and a spring means forlocking said horizontal members in position;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

- JOHN R. GREEN.

